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The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a private enterprise owned by the German Government. We are a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. Commissioned by German Ministries, the European Union and other donors, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. Today, we are active in over 120 countries worldwide.

We began our engagement in Iraq during the humanitarian crisis in 2014 with support to refugees, internally displaced people, and their host communities. Since 2017, we have significantly scaled up our activities to support Iraq’s proposed reform process focusing on reconstruction, peacebuilding, good governance and economic development throughout the whole of.

Our aim is to create better prospects and sustainably improve people’s living conditions. With around 400 Iraqi and international experts employed, and together with our partners from civil society, international organisations and specialised service providers from the private sector, we work flexibly to deliver relevant and effective solutions. Working hand in hand with our Iraqi and Kurdish partners in Government, we ensure local ownership and sustainability of our interventions.

The programme Centres for Migration and Development (ZME) aims to strengthen state and non-state actors in their capacities to provide support to returnees and persons interested in migration. ZME’s activities include the provision of reintegration and migration advisory sessions, the implementation of targeted support measures and capacity development support to the programme’s partners. The programme has offices in Baghdad and Erbil and works directly with consultation clients through the German-Iraqi Centres for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GMACs) at both locations.